Bhaskar Nandan and Ors. v. the State of Jharkhand and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a civil contempt petition challenging non-compliance with a division bench order regarding contractual remuneration, the High Court of Jharkhand dismissed the application as not maintainable, accepting the lower court's view that the petitioners' claims relied on subsequent resolutions and circulars.
What did the court decide?
The civil contempt proceeding has been dropped; no order as to costs.
What the court decided
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a petition for initiation of civil contempt is maintainable when the alleged non-compliance depends on claims based on subsequent circulars.
Whether the civil contempt proceeding is maintainable given the learned Single Judge's earlier finding that the claim is based on subsequent resolutions.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Bhaskar Nandan
- petitioner
Shreeram Singh and others
- respondent
The State of Jharkhand
- respondent
Sri K.K. Khandelwal
- respondent
Sri Sukhdeo Singh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · July
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cont.(Cvl)/49/2018
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